David Brooks on PBS

[What Would Jesus Do?]

On PBS Newshour tonight David Brooks said this:

80% of Democrats think that if Trump wins the country is headed toward dictatorship.​

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90% of Republicans think that if Biden wins the country is headed toward socialism.​

What do you think?

Is he right?

Are those things equally bad?

Brooks went on to say that the Trump emails he's getting say "save America from Antifa."

 

[Chishawk1425]

On PBS Newshour tonight David Brooks said this:

80% of Democrats think that if Trump wins the country is headed toward dictatorship.​

​

90% of Republicans think that if Biden wins the country is headed toward socialism.​

What do you think?

Is he right?

Are those things equally bad?

Brooks went on to say that the Trump emails he's getting say "save America from Antifa."

The MAGAts are going to make things bad either way.

 

[joelbc1]

If Trump wins, ALEC takes two giant steps forward....corporate rights will rapidly replace the rights of individuals. Citizens United was indeed a fore bearer of things to come. Wall Street over Main Street...so to speak.

 

[LuciousBDragon]

100% chance no one will find salvation in whoever is our next president.

The people of this country have elevated the office of President much higher than ourFounding Fathers ever intended.

We get the government we deserve.

 

[joelbc1]

100% chance no one will find salvation in whoever is our next president.

The people of this country have elevated the office of President much higher than ourFounding Fathers ever intended.

We get the government we deserve.

We get the government ALEC wants us to have...”we the people” are like the frog sitting in a slow warming to boil pot of water asking....”What’s for dinner?” And like the frog, “ we the people” are oblivious as to what we are having stolen from us.

 

[William Bonney]

We get the government ALEC wants us to have...”we the people” are like the frog sitting in a slow warming to boil pot of water asking....”What’s for dinner?” And like the frog, “ we the people” are oblivious as to what we are having stolen from us.

 

[JRHawk2003]

100% chance no one will find salvation in whoever is our next president.

The people of this country have elevated the office of President much higher than ourFounding Fathers ever intended.

We get the government we deserve.

The Legislative Branch has abdicated its responsibility. Literally nothing passes in the Senate. It doesnt even get to the floor.

Citizens United is a cancer.

 

[LuciousBDragon]

The Legislative Branch has abdicated its responsibility. Literally nothing passes in the Senate. It doesnt even get to the floor.

Citizens United is a cancer.

Remind me who controls how the Legislative Branch gets to be in office?

 

[BioHawk]

Republicans have no f*****g clue what socialism actually is so those numbers don't surprise me at all.

 

[JRHawk2003]

Remind me who controls how the Legislative Branch gets to be in office?

And what?

 

[William Bonney]

have no f*****g clue what socialism actually is

ironic

 

[BioHawk]

ironic

 

[BigDelHawk]

Well, partially right, If the Democrats win we will end up with a Socialist Cabal similar to the CCP running everything. With a rotating figurehead as president.

 

[ping72]

While neither are completely true, I think both could creep closer to that.

And anybody who would choose the fascist side is nuts.

 

[joelbc1]

Remind me who controls how the Legislative Branch gets to be in office?

And remind me of how ALEC operates behind closed doors, exclusively with legislators of state’s? ALEC is a highly effective lobbyist organization that works almost exclusively with local and state lawmakers and crafts corporate friend, right of center legislation that is adopted at state and local levels. This would include voting guidelines and the rules for drawing political boundaries.

 

[Joes Place]

On PBS Newshour tonight David Brooks said this:

80% of Democrats think that if Trump wins the country is headed toward dictatorship.​

​

90% of Republicans think that if Biden wins the country is headed toward socialism.​

A rather large contingent of Republicans, and former Executive Branch staffers agree with those Democrats.

The converse is not true.

 

[tarheelbybirth]

The Senate is key. Eliminate the filibuster as it currently exists. Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Work to overturn Citizen's United with a Constitutional amendment. Strengthen the ACA and add a public option. Reform the tax structure. Reform Social Security. Pack the Supreme Court.

First 100 days.

What am I missing?

Oh...launch multiple investigations into the Trump crime family.

 

[pablow]

A rather large contingent of Republicans, and former Executive Branch staffers agree with those Democrats.

The converse is not true.

In 2016 Trump took on the establishment Republicans and beat them. They are still butt hurt. Biden is the establishment Democrat party and has been for decades.

 

[Joes Place]

In 2016 Trump took on the establishment Republicans and beat them.

Yes.

We know that MAGAs aren't conservatives. That simple fact is obvious just about every day.

 

[Chishawk1425]

In 2016 Trump took on the establishment Republicans and beat them. They are still butt hurt. Biden is the establishment Democrat party and has been for decades.

Don't tell us you are dumb enough to vote for Trump.

 

[Obviously Oblivious]

And remind me of how ALEC operates behind closed doors, exclusively with legislators of state’s? ALEC is a highly effective lobbyist organization that works almost exclusively with local and state lawmakers and crafts corporate friend, right of center legislation that is adopted at state and local levels. This would include voting guidelines and the rules for drawing political boundaries.

Cut and paste cookie cutter conservative legislation is all we’ll see as long as we continue to elect state legislators from a pool of small town evangelical home schoolers whose greatest achievement is a GED.